26th September BRISTOL ROVERS - EXETER
- Sat 15:00
Bristol Rovers Vs Exeter
- Game for: 8th round of League Two
- Last Game: Bristol Rovers - Exeter: 1-2
- History of Games: 0-0-6
- Predicted Score: Bristol Rovers 2 - 1 Exeter
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | LLWWWD |
| 20 | Exeter | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | DDLWDD |
6th (IN LEAGUE TWO )
- League : This is the 4th home game this season.
- Home Record : 3W - 0D - 0L
- Last Game : Gillingham - Bristol Rovers: 3-0
- Next Game : 03 Oct Crewe - Bristol Rovers
20th (IN LEAGUE TWO )
- League : This is the 4th away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 0D - 3L
- Last Game : Exeter - Tranmere: 0-0
- Next Game : 03 Oct Exeter - Rotherham
KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES
U 2.50 UUUUUOBristol Rovers 15:00 Exeter UUUUUONG YNNNNNBristol Rovers 15:00 Exeter YNNNNY
KEY STATS BASED ON ALL GAMES
Team | GAMES | Record | Next Game |
| DRAWBristol Rovers | 7 | 0 W - 4 D - 3 L | 15:00 Bristol Rovers - Exeter X(3.70) |
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Bristol Rovers
Exeter ( 3-5-2 )
- Young
- Purrington
- Kelly
- Balmer
- James
- Mola
- Smallwood
- Kamwa
- Aitchison
- Forde
- Cavegn
- Bycroft
- Woodhouse
- Fitzwater
- Samuel
- Edwards
- Cummins
- Doyle-Hayes
- Cole
- Sutherland
- Gordon
- Rose
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
Bristol RoversVsExeter
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Riley Harbottle | 7.06 | Out - injured |
| Tommy Leigh | 6.97 | Out - suspended |
| Keenan Gough | 6.42 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Ed James | 7.01 | Out - international duty |
| Vincent Harper | 6.73 | Out - international duty |
| Ed Turns | - | Out - injured |
| Sonny Cox | 6.12 | Doubtful - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Tommy Leigh will be serving the second of a three-game suspension on Saturday.
Fabrizio Cavegn is expected to return to the attack this weekend.
Vincent Harper and Ed James are both on international duty for the match at the Memorial Stadium.
Ethan Sutherland's EFL Trophy suspension will not affect his availability for this league match.
Sutherland and Gwion Edwards may be brought back into the side by Matt Taylor in gameweek eight.
Odds
Bristol Rovers Win: 1.68
DRAW: 3.70
Exeter Win: 4.50
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
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| Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Northern Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Scotland | Sky Sports+ |
Game Analysis
The market has a firm view on this one. Bristol Rovers is the shortest price on a book of 1.68 / 3.70 / 4.50 (1 / X / 2), an implied 54.7%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 54.7% / 24.8% / 20.4% on an overround of 8.8%.
In the league table Bristol Rovers sit 6th on 12 points (4W 0D 3L) with Exeter 20th on 6 points (1W 3D 3L).
Bristol Rovers read L-L-W-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.
Exeter read D-D-L-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 4D 1L) — patchy.
Head to head the record reads 0-0-6 — Bristol Rovers wins, draws, then Exeter wins. Their last meeting finished Bristol Rovers - Exeter: 1-2.
Our last-six model flags 2 qualifying strikes here. Reading Bristol Rovers first, then Exeter, out of their last six: U 2.50 5 and 5, NG 5 and 4.
Bristol Rovers team news: Tommy Leigh will be serving the second of a three-game suspension on Saturday.
Bristol Rovers team news: Fabrizio Cavegn is expected to return to the attack this weekend.
Exeter team news: Vincent Harper and Ed James are both on international duty for the match at the Memorial Stadium.
Exeter team news: Ethan Sutherland's EFL Trophy suspension will not affect his availability for this league match.
Bristol Rovers are without 3 — Riley Harbottle (Out - injured), Tommy Leigh (Out - suspended), Keenan Gough (Out - injured).
Exeter are without 4 — Ed James (Out - international duty), Vincent Harper (Out - international duty), Ed Turns (Out - injured), Sonny Cox (Doubtful - injured).
Early lineups are in: Bristol Rovers set up 4-2-3-1 against 3-5-2. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Bristol Rovers lean hardest on Ben Purrington (9.5), Tom James (9.5), Clinton Mola (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Riley Harbottle is out for Bristol Rovers — index 7.6, against 0.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Major loss.
Tommy Leigh is out for Bristol Rovers — index 7.6, against 0.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Major loss.
Exeter lean hardest on Gwion Edwards (9.5), Jack Fitzwater (9.5), Reece Cole (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Ed James is out for Exeter — index 7.6, against 0.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Major loss.
Vincent Harper is out for Exeter — index 7.7, against 6.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Real loss.
Sonny Cox is out for Exeter — index 6.2, against 6.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is Bristol Rovers 2 - 1 Exeter, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Bristol Rovers at 1.68 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 25th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.